Thomas Michael O'Leary

Thomas Michael O'Leary (August 16, 1875 – October 10, 1949) was the third Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts (1921-1949).

The third of seven children, O'Leary was born in Dover, New Hampshire, to Michael and Margaret (née Howland) O'Leary.^[1] He graduated from Mungret College in Limerick, Ireland in 1892, and then studied philosophy and theology at the Grand Seminary of Montreal in Quebec, Canada.^[2] He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Maxime Decelles on December 18, 1897.^[3] He then served in parishes at Manchester (1898-1899) and Concord (1899-1904), and was named chancellor (1904) and later vicar general (1914) of the Diocese of Manchester.^[1]

On June 16, 1921, O'Leary was appointed Bishop of Springfield by Pope Benedict XV.^[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following September 8 from Archbishop Arthur Alfred Sinnott, with Bishops Michael Joseph Curley and George Albert Guertin serving as co-consecrators.^[3] During his tenure, he introduced the Passionists and Sisters of Providence, extended Mercy Hospital, and opened 24 new parishes, and was co-founder and first president of Elms College.^[2] He aided the Russian War Relief following World War II.^[4]

O'Leary later died at age 74.

References

1 2 Stearns, Ezra S. (1908). Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire. The Lewis Publishing Company.
1 2 "Past Presidents". Elms College.
1 2 3 "Bishop Thomas Michael O'Leary". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
↑ "Religion: Bishop's Friendly Gesture". TIME Magazine. 1943-06-28.

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Preceded by Thomas Daniel Beaven	Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts 1921–1949	Succeeded by Christopher Joseph Weldon

Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts

Ordinaries	Bishops Patrick Thomas O'Reilly Thomas Daniel Beaven Thomas Michael O'Leary Christopher Joseph Weldon Joseph Francis Maguire John Aloysius Marshall Thomas Ludger Dupré Timothy Anthony McDonnell Mitchell Thomas Rozanski

Churches	Cathedral St. Michael's Cathedral St. Stanislaus Parish, Adams Basilica Basilica of St. Stanislaus

Education	High Schools Cathedral High School Holyoke Catholic High School St. Joseph Central High School Saint Mary High School

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester

Bishops	Ordinaries Denis Mary Bradley John Bernard Delany George Albert Guertin John Bertram Peterson Matthew Francis Brady Ernest John Primeau Odore Joseph Gendron Leo Edward O'Neil John Brendan McCormack Peter Anthony Libasci Auxiliaries Francis Joseph Christian Joseph John Gerry Robert Edward Mulvee

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Joseph Abbey St. Anselm Abbey Parishes St. Joseph Church, Claremont St. Thomas More Church, Durham Ste. Marie Church, Manchester St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Church, Nashua Former parishes St. Stanislaus Church, Nashua

Education	Higher Education Northeast Catholic College Rivier University Saint Anselm College Thomas More College of Liberal Arts High Schools Bishop Brady High School, Concord Bishop Guertin High School, Nashua Holy Family Academy, Manchester Mount Royal Academy, Sunapee St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Dover Trinity High School, Manchester

Priests	Thomas Michael O'Leary

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